AYUMI ISHITO

A Different Sway o’ da Weep Out July 3, 2026

The second release by Endless Season, the collaborative project of Daniel Carter and Ayumi Ishito, A Different Sway o' da Weep unfolds through six pieces that move freely between electronic composition, improvisation, ambient drift, and rhythmic pulse.

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The Quest for the Normal Is the Death of the Self Out April 10, 2026

ENTROPIC HOP’s sophomore album “The Quest for the Normal is the Death of the Self,” their first on ESP-Disk’, is a covert extraterrestrial mind control program utilizing controversial sonic hypnosis techniques; a prurient hyperreal triad unraveling in sonic flux while rupturing auditory expectations…

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Wondercult Club Out July 26, 2024

Rising Experimental Sax Player Ayumi Ishito Brings Her Quintet to 577 Records, Releasing First Album with the Label. If you haven’t yet experienced the Ayumi Ishito quintet, allow them to take you on a melodic journey that sets your mind, body, and soul in motion.

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Open Question Vol. 2 out Nov 3, 2023

The band formed organically in 2019 from weekly jam sessions in Harlem; it is comprised of tenor saxophonist Ayumi Ishito, pianist Eric Plaks, bassist Zach Swanson, and drummer Jon Panikkar, and later, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter.

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The Spacemen Vol.2 out April 28, 2022

The Spacemen is an elegant approximation of Ayumi’s interstellar imagination. Where the first edition of this project was more upbeat, propelled by an exploratory excitement, the second installment is even more reflective, heavily reliant on ambient open space. Led by Ayumi Ishito (Tenor Saxophone) alongside Theo Woodward (Synthesizer, Vocals), Nebula The Velvet Queen (Theremin), Jake Strauss (Guitar, Bass), and Steven Bartashev (Drums).

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